are live in hollywood with all the highlights from the show, the red carpet and, of course, the after parties. klan controversy. why did donald trump refuse to disavow support from the kkk and its former leader david duke in an interview? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> david duke and the klu klux klan here. >> honestly, i don't k kw david duke. >> the odd exchange that left the billionaire scrambling to explain while his rivals pounced. interview. erin andrews and her convicted stalker expected to teteify at her $75 million civil trial today. we're live at the courthouse. cursed cruise ship? another ill-fated voyage for royal caribbean's anthem of the seas, just weeks after powerful storm. this time, bad weather and a norovirus outbreak forcing it to

february 29th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. february 29th. you don't say that very often. >> every four years, actually. >> exactly right. did you watch the show lastt night? >> i stayed up all the way to best costume design. proud of myself. >> that's about 9:40, something like that. >> i know. >> way to go. chris rock seemed to have the time of his life. >> seemed to enjoy that. took the controversy right on. there were surprises. al and natalie spent the weekend out in los angeles. they're still up. good morning to you. >> what a night it was. we haven't gone to bed yesterday. >> it was so much fun. i got to see chris rock at the comedy store, andnd he did a preview of the oscar performance. it was spot on. >> he was amazing.

it was, as you mentioned, a big night for leo, "spotlight," "mad max." chris rock resesed to the lack of diversity among the knock-kneeknockcome nominees. >> reporter: leonardo finally won best actor for "the revenant." >>et us not take this planet for granted. granted. >> reporter: inarritu got back-to-back wins as best director. "spotlight" went for best picture andest screenplay. >> this oscar amplifies the voice. >> reporter: brie larson won best actress for "room.m. thank you for going to the theater and seeing her film.

was best supporting actor. sylvester stallone losing out to mark rylance in "bridge of spies." >> thank you so my fellow nominees. i don't know how they separate my acting from your acting and the wonderful films you're in. >> reporter: chris rock took on the controversy immediately and often. >> i'm here at the academy awards, otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> reporter: alternating between punch lines and poignancy for his opening monologue. >> is hollywood racist? damn right. we want opportunity. we want the black actors to get the same opportunities. >> reporter: numerous skits throughomt the show also tackled the lack of diversity, with rock getting help from tracy morgan, in a skit recasting this year's filmlm with black actors. >> i'm the danish girl. these danishs is good, girl.

features cameos from minions, droids. >> actually, i don't look like him. he happens to look rather like me. >> reporter: toys. >> to infinity and beyond. >> reporter: even the vice president. >> i'm the least qualified man here tonight. >> reporter: who introduced a powerful performance by lady gaga. don't know >> reporter: highlighting victims of sexual assault. [ applause ] >> as you see, it was an emotional moment. a standing ovation there for lady gaga. overall, "mad max: fury road" grabbed the most awards with six. vikander won best supporting actress for the danish girl. "the big short" won best adapted screenplay. >> we'll talk more about this later in the morning. thanks for the recap. we appreciate it. we'll also be talking about all the parties, as well.

race for the white house, important week tomorrow. super tuesday battles looming large for hillary clinton and donald aiming to build their leads. we'll talk to donald trump live as he finds himself in another controversy, this time over race. let's begin our coverage with peter alexander. good morning. >> good morning. even for this campaign, this was a stunning development. the republican parties prohibitive favorite to win the nomination, donald trump, refusingd to condemn former clueklu klux klan grand wizard, david duke. trump claiming to be clueless about duke and the white supremist group. >> reporter: donald trump again under fire. this time for not what he said but what he didn't say. >> donald trump refused to criticize the klu klux klan.

saying the plan is irrep-- >> reporter: voting against trump is against your heritage. >> i don't know anything about david duke. >> would you say, you condemn them and you don't want their support? >> well, i have to look at the group. i don't know what group you're talking about. >> i'm talking about david duke and the klu klux klan here but -- >> i don't know. honestly, i don't know david duke. >> reporter: after the interview, trump said he did disavow duke. and trump has known who duke is for years. explaining his decision not to run as a reform party candidate in 2000, trump then told the "new york times," the reform party includes a klansman, mr. duke. this is not the company i wish to keep. still, the uproar unified even fierce democratic rivals. hillary clinton retweeting

as a hatemonger. trump is also fending off questions after retweeting a mussolini quote. >> you want to be associated with a fascist? >> no. i want to be associated with interesting quotes. >> reporter: the website gawker revealing it made up the quote, baiting the billionaire. >> little marco rubio, a total, total weather weight total featherweight. >> he's always calling me little marco. he's 6'2". i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone whohos 5'2". his hands are like this. you know what they say about men with small hands -- you can't trust them. >> that was just a sampling. if you were hoping for a campaign of ideas, this was clearly a disappointing weekend, including attacks over whoet their pants and who sweats too

clearly, rubio's decision to dive head first into the ugly back and forth shows that even hihi team now believes that their stay above the fray approach wasn't working. >> peter alexander, thank you. donald trump joins us now on the phone. mr. trump, good morning. >> good morning. >> let me just start off where peter just ended up. i'm sure you've heard marco rubio's latest shot at you. follows shots you've takent him. fair to say, both childish. who has big hands, small hands, big ears, who sweats, who is a loser, who chokes. can you blame people sitting across the country and around the world for saying, wait a minute, these guys are running for the most imporornt and powerful job in the world? >> well, i never started this, matt. i'm way ahead in the polls. >> i'm not sure people would agree with that. >> sure. but i'm way ahead in the polls. rubio came out and started doing it because he's desperate. he's 20 points behind in floridid he's a no-show i florida.

elect him dogcatcher. frankly, he got desperate and he started doing personal attacks. when somebody does a personal attack, you hit them back. i hit him back hard. >> don't the voters deserve to hear answers to their questions as opposed to childish attacks? >> i do. when you have a person running that gets personal, i believe in answering back. i answered back and i will continue to answer back. you know, it hasn't h hped him in the polls because his polls have gone down sce he's doing it. he did it because he's desperate. he's losing florida, losing all over the place. i don't blame him for doing it. his other approach was not working, so i don't blame him. but it is politics, matt. it's s sething that happens. was desperate. he's down in the polls, he's a nervous wreck. i watched how -- i watched his meltdown against chris christie. >> and -- >> he wanted to go different approach. >> i think we've cleared that up. let's talk about another issue that has bubbled up.

you were asked about david duke, former grand wizard of the kkk. you said three times in the interview, i don't know who david duke is, and you refused to disavow or distance yourself from him. people are skrarcratched their heads over that. you disavowed david duke two days prior. why were you presenting you didn't know who the person was? why not disavow david duke, disavow the kkk?k? what's going on? >> first of all, he talked about david duke and other groups. >> you said three times, i don't know who david duke is. >> excuse me -- no, no. i know who he is, but i never met david duke. when you talk about it, i never met david duke. >>fused to run on the reform party's platform because duke was a member of it. >> i'm saying to myself, how many times do i have to continue to disavow people? the question was asked about davidduke and various groups.

i said, would you do me a favor and tell me the groups? he was unable to tell me that. >> he says, i'm just talking about david duke and the klu klux klan here. you said, hohostly, i don't knoww david dudu. >> i'm'mitting in a house in florida with a bad ear piece they gave me. you can hardly hear what he was saying. what i heard was various groups. i don't mind disavowing anybody. i disavowed david duke and disavowed him the day before at a major n ns conferenen, which is surprising because he was at the major news conference. cnn was at the major news conference and they heard me easily disavow david duke. now i have a lousy ear piece provided by them. frankly, he talked about groups. i have no problem with disavowing groups but i'd like to know who they are. it'd be unfair to disavow a group if they shouldn't be disavowed.

if you look on facebook right after that, i also disavowed david duke. when we looked at it, the question, i disavowed david duke. all weekend long on facebook and twitter and, obviously, it's never enough. ridiculous. there is a piece in the "new york times" yesterday after the republican establishment's efforts over the past couple months to derail your campaign. governors got together and met and talked about writing a letter to the american people, disavowing your brand and your candidacy. in your opinion, right now on the eve of super tuesdada has the republican establishment lost its opportunity to stop u? >> well, i think i'm doing very well. a reuters poll came out. i'm 44% and 45% and others are at 11%. i'd love to win texas. it's the only place i'm a little down to a sitting senator that

i think i have a chance of winning texas. i think i'll win f frida in twowo weeks because rubio is a no-show. he's done a terrible job for florida. he's defrauded florida. he never shows up for votes. i think i'll win florida. >> you said yesterday -- >> even though i'm doing very well -- >> you said yesterday you feel in a sense if the repububcan tablishment gets together and has somee organized way to try to defeat you, that they're violating their pledge to you. if tt's the case, what's your next step? what would you do? >> if they violate the pledge, which possibly they've already done, as you understand, i will do something that would make them unhappy. follower we had the endorsement yesterday of senator jeff sessions, one of senate. we attended an event that was so 35,000 people. i don't know if you covered -- everybody covered it, but i don't know if you talked about

35,000 people in a big football stadium. >> right. >> he said he's never seen anything like that and he's been in politics 30 years. he's never seen an event like that, with that kind of people. we have tremendous support. frankly, the republican party we're opening up to the republican party. when i won in south carolina, we got far more votes than the democrats got. if you look at our votes verse the democrats, we got more votes. more votes than we got four years ago. we're opening up the party. democrats are calling in. >> let's choose that -- >> it's a far bigger party. i've done a great service for the republican party. >> let's choose that as a good place to stop, mr. trump. hopefully we'll get to talk to you after super tuesday. thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. let's bring in nicolle wallace and steve kornacki. good morning to you. let's talk about what mr. trump

has he put it to bed? >> your conversation with him is extraordinary, in that it was the first time i heard him blame the ear piece for -- >> what'd you sasa old campaign trick. press your ear and pretend you can't hear. what is right about what he says is that the republican party is trying to take steps toward him. then he refuses to disavow david duke. cuddles up to putin. he says things that make it necessary for us to run ten steps back. >> the article in the "new york times" talking about efforts over the last couple months by the gop establishment, what was the headline to you? >> i think it's the failure. there's been concern for a few months among republicans that trump could do this. he could pull away. i think there's a question, could they have done anything in the first place to stop him? there was a failure in the time to get behind any other candidate. it says a lot abobo the other candidates running.

>> exactly. >> the failure was in theage age analysis that there were three lanes and each contest was separate. it was wrong. it's not like basketball where you have different brackets. the fight should have been taken to the front runner. it's the failed strategy, that they had to first destroy one another. >> there was a democratic primary on saturday night. hillary clinton won bigger than a lot of people expected. >> she put up astonishing numbers, specifically with carolina. she did better with black voters on saturday night than barack obama did against her in the same state eight years ago. close to 90% of the black vote. >> shorten the campaign with that victory? >> i suspect so, yes. >> steve, thank you very much. nicolle, thank you. weather. >> super tuesday, weather will be a factor.

tonight, we have a chance e storms from oklahoma city to wichita falls. strong wind gusts and ping-pong size hail. tuesday, a bigger area from pennsylvania down into louisiana. this also involves the super tuesday states. arkansas, tennessee, alabama, georgia and virginia. 22 million people at risk. damaging wind gusts and we cannot rule out tornadoes. we're really going to be watching this closely.

our little stretch of spring-like warmth was nice while it lasted but sadly the east coast and now we're heading back towarrs a more wintry papaern. a cold front momod thorough earlier on this morning giving us a little line of showers along with gusty winds. temperatures have been muh colder than what they were yesterday with highs in the low to mid 40s for most towns. we will drop below freezing tonight with the winds beginning to subside some. monday looks to be on the mild side due to a warm front moving in, and high pressure to the south. this warm front is actually associated with an area of moisture that looks to bring siouxlananits nenet snowfall. this low pressure will move through monday night, maybe starting out a little mix before coming up in the next half hour, we have winter weather to talk about. mr. lauer? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, a big day at erin andrews' $75 million civil trial. the sports reporter and her convicted stalker both expected to testify. we're there live. plus, would you fall for it? one of us did. on rossen reports, the new trick hackers are using to get in your

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it's 39 degrees in sioux city. an akron, iowa man accused of killing his mother is set to enter a plea this afternoon. jonathan neunaber has already pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. in july of 2014 the bodies of her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes, but that mother.

will be breezy and cool again as clouds increase and temperatures fall from the 40s to the 30s this afternoon behind a cold front moving through this morning. behind said cold front, another disturbance will move in this evening which will give the viewing area a quick round of 1-3 inches of snow tonight with the highest of those amounts north of sioux city. besides a

will be dry and much coole good to be alive right about now good, good, good to be alive right about now 7:30, monday morning, leap day, february 29th, 2016. what are we going to do with the extra day? the oscar red carpet has been rolled up for another year. the stands are coming down at the dolby theater. al and natalie were there up late and up early now. >> the first hour was fun to watch. i don't know what happened after that. the 88th awards ended with a surprise with "spotlight" taking

inhe acting categories, lee leonardo dicaprio got his first oscar after several nominations. >> i thank you all for this amazing award tonight. let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take tonight for granted. thank you so much. >> brie larson won best actress for "room." we'll have more later on. a day before super tuesday, donald trump finds himself at the sen thecenter of a new controversy. he's criticized for not disavowingngavid duke during an interview that aired sunday. this morning, trump had this to say. take a look. >> i'm sitting in a house in florida with a very bad ear piece that they gave me, and you could hardly hear what he was saying. what i heard was various groups. i don't mind disavowing anybody, and i disavowed david duke and disavowed him the day before at a major news conference. >> trump also said he does expect to do very well at the polls tomorrow.

to the pentagon is facing murder chchges in the deaths of his wife and a virginia police officer. police say 32-year-old ronald hamilton killed his wife and opened fire on police. the officer killed, 28-year-old ashley gwindon was on her first day of patrol. in other news, it'll be another emotional day at erin andrews' $75 million civil trial against a man who secretly recorded her and the hotel where it happened.. morgan radford is at the courthouse this momoing. good morning. >>savannah, good morning. an exclosivee >> savannah, good morning. an exclosiveexplosive day expected in court. erin andrews set to take the stand, making her case as to why she deserves $75 million. she'll also hear from the man she saysamaged her career and left her publiclyy humiliated high drama in court as erin andrews and the stalker who took

room are expected to testify today. her mom likely to take the stand after jurors and a arews liliened to last week's s emotional,l,gut-enching testimony about how the sport reporter's life changed after the scandalous hotel video went viral. >> she's not the fun person she was. she's mad. she's scared. she's not the girl that we used to know. >> reporter: now, she'll get to tell her side of the story. >> it's important for erin andrews to testify to really look the jurors in the eyes and to explain to them how harmful this was to her. how upsetting. how much it has interfered with her life. >> reporter: michael barrett who spent 30 months in prison for the crime won't be in the courtroom but is expected to testify by video. divorced father of two, he was an executive with money troubles when, according to the defense, he came up with the scheme to

hotel door and use a cell phone to catch her naked. he planned to sell the video. finding no takers, he posted it on the internet where experts say it'll live forever. >> many people have individual copies out there. i don't know of any way -- i can't think of any way sitting here to get it off. >> reporter: claiming negligence, emotional disstress and evasion of privacy, andrews is suing for $75 million. the hotel maintains it's not at fault and that barrett is responsible because he deceived, connived and manipulated the reservation system to get the room next to andrews so that he could take that video. >> i'm mad. i did nothing wrong. i thihi i should be allowed to live my lifefe but this isn't over. >> the last time we heard publicly from barrett was when he was sentenced back in 2010. when he sobbed in open court, saying one day, he hoped that erinndrews could fororve him.

there's new trouble for royal caribbean. for the second time in a month, the anthem of the seas has been forced to turn back to port. tamron has the latest on that. >> good morning. this is no love boat for sure. earlier this month, the massive ship cruised into a violet storm in the atlantic, battling the cruise liner and rattling people on board. now, more extreme weather and an outbreak of norovirus has another group of passengers on the ship desperate to arrivee back on dry land. >> reporter: it's been anything but smooth sailing for royal caribbean's anthem of the seas. earlier this month, a major atlantic storm battering the ship with hurricane-force winds and waves as high as 30 feet. the more than 6,000 passengers and crewwn board, terrified, hunkering down for hours with flying furniture and shattered glass just one day after setting sail. >> i thought, this is it. i'm going to die. >> reporter: now, another vacation is getting cut short by weather.

twititr, the anthem of the seas will return to port in new jersey, quote, immediately, to avoid a severe storm. the voyage ending two days earlier, skipping barbados, meaning a shortened honeymoon. >> we had excursions planned but we'd rather be home safe than worry about going through a crazy sto or something. >> reporter: news comes after the crew told passengers of a norovirus oututeak on the ship. thoseen board say it's been all hands on deck to increase sanitation levels. >> everybody is required to wash their hands. before they go to eat, when they use the restroom. >> reporter: even with royal caribbean reporting an average of 9 to 10 s spects cases each day, this couple said they'd do it all over again. >> they gave everyone free internet. gave us credit toward a future

we were like, let's figureut what our next one is going to be. >> if i knew whatt i know now then, i still would have gone through with it. >> royal caribbean says everyone who has been sick has responded well to over the counter medicine. the ship is expected back at its home port on wednesday. wednesday cannot come soon enough. these are the people that are like, what, another day in february? it's leap year? speed up the clock. get me home. >> feel terrible for those people. >> thank you very much. let's head out to los angeles for a check of the weather from al who says winter is coming. >> that's right. we have winter weather advisories,,torm warnings fro minnesota all the way to michigan and on up into the u.p. of michigan, as well. take a look, here's what's happening. we have a low pressure system that'll be developing today. as it does, we look for the system to move into the plains. snow showers north o o the low essure. from omaha into chicago, as we move intotomorrow, gets to detroit and also parts of ohio.

it'll be a quick hitter, so that's the good news. snowfall amounts around 4 to 6 inches from waterloo, iowa to central michigan. our little stretch of spring-like warmth was nice while it lasted but sadly the warmth has moved off towards the east coast and now we're heading back towards a more wintry pattern. a cold front moved thorough earlier on this morniig giving us a little line of showers allng with gusty winds. temperatureehave been much colder than what they were yesterday with highs in the low to mid 40s for most towns. we will drop below freezing tonight with the winds beginning to subside some. monday looks to be on the mild side due to a warm front moving in, and high pressure to the south. this warm front is actually associated with an area of moisture that looks to bring siouxland its next snowfall. this low pressure will move through monday night, maybe starting oututas a little mix befofoe changing over to >> that is your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, ever bring your kids to work so they can sell things to your friends? how aboutf your workplace is the oscars? we'll tell you about a very,

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would you believe it? how to shut it down before you lose everything. if you think i'd never click on that, we're revealing the "today" show show host that just fell for it. >> reporter: you're surfing the web and out of nowhere -- >> important security message. >> reporter: -- this warning says your system has been infected, hijacked and your private and financial data is at risk. the only way to fix it? call the number on the screen. it looks legit. like it came from your own computer. but it's actually a fake. it's reaeay a pop-up ad. >> i just opened the door and let somebody into my computer. >> reporter: it just happened to she panicked and called the number. >> they told me that they're a reputable company, that they rk with apple and microsoft. so they immediately askekefor access to my computer through log me in 123. >> tell me you didn't do that. >> i know i shouldn't have done that.

you let them in? >> yes, i did it, jeff. i know. >> reporter: o oe inside, they scanned her haha drive, telling her she has a virus. but good news, for $400, they'll fix it. >> it was sort of like the light bulb went off. i knew at that point what they were offering wasn't true. >> reporter: security experts say these pop-up ads are misleading and dangerous. >> looks like a warning, but it's not real. it's just a picture telling you there's something wrong with your computer. there's not something wrong with your computer. >> we're going to try this for ourself. we're going to call one of the companies that sends the pop-up warnings. went to the store and bought a brand-new mac book air. it's out of the book. we brought in our computer expert. jim stickley here. if they tell us over the phone there's a virus on this, what does it mean? >> it means they're trying to rip us off, or might try to put their malware on. >> i saw a pop-up that said to computer virus. can you help me?

>> reporter: the technician immediately asked to tap into my computer. once he's in, we watch him poke around in my laptop in realtime. that him doing all that. within sececds, he has bad news. >> yeah, maybe someone else is trying to access your computer. >> reporter: that's right. he says not only is there a virus on my computer. somebody is trying to hack in. >> i'm going to clean up this machine and make this computer brand-new computer. the day you bought this computer. >> reporter: remember, this computer is brand-new. then comes the sales pitch. >> what does this cost me to get fixed? >> if you go for the one year contract, it will cost you 1 1.9 dollarar >> reporter: time for the big reveal. >> my name is jeff rossen. i'm the national investigative correspondent for nbc news and this is a new computer out of the box. >> okay. i completely know your point. i'm not denying it.

>> you were trying to sell us a ckage that our computer expert says we didn't need. >> sir, i'm not trying to sell 'm offering technical assistan. let me show you. >> reporter: after several minutes, he still can't show us any virus. then watch this. he starts surfing the web. >> you're typing yahoo!.com. thank you very much for your >> doesn't matter whether you're smart, dumb, old or young, it's one of those things where when you're caught off guard, you'll fall for it. >> reporter: urgent warning to protect from you becoming a victim. >> i learned a good lesson. next time i think, whawould jeff rossen do? run. >> always good advice, nat. these technicians can be persistent. no matter how official they sound, we contacted apple and microsoft. both of them telling nbc news they are not affiliated with these companies who create the ads. best advice if you get the pop-up, hit escape.

l.a. right now, you should have hit escape. >> i know, i tried. but it was just there frozen. also, the way it threatened that my information could be compromised that, you know, i was going to be hacked, i mean, it was scary to me. i'm not the only one who has fallen for it. hundreds of others and probably thousands of others, including my father-in-law, got the same thing on his computer. >> natalie spent some money into this o. but you had to bring your computer into another person and spend hundreds of dollars to make sure a virus wasn't put on it. >> i took it to my computer expert to make sure it hadn't really been compromised or hacked. >> the good news is, jeff, you got a new computer. >> i sure did. i did. i'm not giving it back either. thanks for being a good sport. >> good lesson. up next, a blunder involving whoopi goldberg, oprah and a tweet leading to an apology. carson is here, he's got that story, coming up. is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student?

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out of the academy awards last night, carson. >> the oscars always make for a big night osocial media. there was one tweet that stood out. you probably heard about it. the company total beauty posted this pic saying, we had no idea oprah was catted and it was whoopee goal bergi goldberg. even oprah w wghing in, posting, oprah and daughter seeing the beauty editor's mistake. we don't all look-alike. took more than a half hour, but total beauty realized their error and posted, we'd like to apologize to everyone we've offended. it was our errornd there are no excuses. we're sorry. took a while to get there but they got to it. in a few minutes, we are going to be live on facebook. it's leap day. in honor of it, you'll get all the extra information -- there

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talk to me baby it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, red carpet royalty. >> straight ahead. >> which stars won the battle for the best dressed? we'll have the fashion hits and misses from hollywood's biggest night. plus, rock steady. >otherwise, it's not fair that he was this good and didn't get nominated. it's also not fair will was paid $20 million for wild, wild west.

>> did you see "the big short"? >> i dididot. >> "spotligig"? >> nope. "straight outta compton." >> i did see that. >> hell yes. >> to the small. >> i want you to buy some of my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. leo, you made $30 million. come on! and -- >> ready to party? >> let's do it. >> natalie and al stay up late to bring you behind the scenes parties of the night. >> al roker. >> did you hear that? the one and only. >> i got al roker. can't walk by him. >> oh, my gosh. >> today, monday, february 29th, 2016. >> took me 28 years to turn 7.

>> it's my swewe 16. >> celebrating her 9th birthday! >> happy leap year. >> all the way to new york for the first time. >> good morning. we're om tennessee! >> on our honeymoon in new york city. >> i haven't missed an episode of the "today" show in 25 years. we're back at 8:00 on a sunday morning. it is the 29th day of february, 2016. yo don't say that very often. it's leap day 2016. anyone celebrating a birthday? >> leap year baby over there. >> another one there. >> happy birthday. >> love that. >> out on the plaza, matt lauer with savannahh guthrie. we'll explain whyhy carson isn't re in a second. al and natalie are on the we coast.

earlier this month, we said we'd be welcoming cold playplay to the plaza for a concert. >> when are they coming? the big day will be monday, march 14th. the e ammy winners are coming off t super bowl halftime show, getting ready for a world tour. head to today.com for information on how you can be here. >> people will be saying, remember me, your best friend? >> remember kindergarten? >> exactly. let's head inside to carson for something else that's cool. >> thank you very much, mr. lauer. we're live streaming on facebook right now. this is always f5n for me. it's like my mtv days. loose here and buttoned up here. thanks to our sponsor american express. an extra hour, appropriate for today in honor of leap day. more oscars,, more fashion, extra trending today and extra cooking segments. more of the "today" show. but extended. that's what we're doing.

do it on our facebook page. we'll ask any question. bring it on. that's what's happening on our fafabook page for the next hour. let's head over to tamron for a stories. >> carson, thank you so much. good morning, everyone. on the eve of super tuesday, the race for the republican nomination is dominated yet again by donald trump and a controversy. rivals marco rubio and ted cruz pounced on trump after hee refufud in an cnn inrview to repudiate statements of support for former klu klux klan leader david duke. trump insisted he did not know duke. however, he did renounce him later on social media. earlier on today, matt asked trump about a ather aspect of the race. the war of taunting a a personal insults between him and marco rubio. >> when you have one of the people running that gets personal, i always believe in answering back. i answered back. i will continue to answer back. it hadn't helped him in the

gone down since he's doing it. heheid it because he's desperate. >> trump also said the republican establishment should embrace him because he's bringing millions of followers into the party. hillary clinton appears to have super tuesday momentum on her side in the southern states. a poll shows her ahead of sanders in georgia, tennessee and texas. both democrats are making appearances today in massachusetts. clinton's lead is much smaller. it took hours to bring an elephant under control after it went on a rampage during a religious fesesval in southern india. the elephant started flinging vehicles around with its powerful trunk. two helpless riders were on its back. spectators could only back away and give the elephant space. in all of this, no one was hurt. and a pro golfer in florida is caught with his pants off.f.

woodland stripped down to his undies sunday during the honda classic. savannah asks why. his tee shot landed on the water's edge to the left of the fairway. he didn't want to get his outfit dirty, so he took off his socks and shoes and hishite pants. his shot landed in the bpnker but he managed to par the hole. >> if i had a quarter for every time i've played golf with carson and he's taken his pants off, i wouldn't need this job. >> that's so not true. >> how many quarters do we need to put together to see the picture, carson? >> you understand it though, right? the guy had nice pants on, the water's edge. >> that's the 19th hole when i do that, normally. you have to do it. >> good of us to show it one more time. tamron, thank you so much. now to the debate over energy drinks. it's back in the spotlight. >> one new england college announced plans to stop selling them on campus. hoda has more on that story. >> good morning to you. middlebury college is not

drinks but they won't be for sale in campus stores and dining halls. it was approved by the council, and students. some are wondering if it is a radical decision. >> reporter: students nationwide often nd a little extraoost to help full an all nighter studying. students at middlebury college who use energy drinks might need to find an alternative. the school is putting an end to all campus sales. on a flier in the cafe, the director of food service says the drinks are linked to problematic behavior, such as alcohol abuse and high-risk sexual activity. >> it's not clear if this is a cause and effect relationship or an association. is there something aboututhe high caffeinated drinks that is affecting people's ability to say no to drugs and alcohol and high-risk sexual situations, or is there something in particular about the caffeinated drinks causing people to engage in risky behaviors?

decision would violate a student's right to choose what beverages they consume. business. last year, the industry brought in more than $10 billion in the u.s. alone. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc nene, red bull says its beverage is a one 8.4 fluid ounce can, containing the same amount of calfffeine as a cup of coffee and available in more than 160 countries because health authorities across the world have concluded that red bull energy drink is safe to consume. according to middlebury, they've done their research and hope the move will contribute to a healthier campus environment. >> many of the caffeinated energy drinks have a lot of sugar or they don't provide any real nutrition. it makes sense for a college campus to not want to serve them in their cafeteria is the goal is to provide nutritious and healthy meals.

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to quit something, huh? will was not nominated for "concussion." it's not fair he was this good and didn't get nominated. you're right. it's also not fair that will was paid $20 million for "wild, wild west," okay? hollywood is sorority racist. it's like, we like you, rhonda, but you're not a kappa. me people call it "creed" and i call it black rocky. rocky takes place in a world where white athletes are as good as black athletes. rocky is a science fiction movie. >> there were others. he had a good night. >> he did. it was funny. he wasn't up for awards but ould have won fathehe of the year after this one. his daughter is a girl scout. during the show, he brought them out and helped them sell cookies to the stars. jennifer lawrence was looking for a box.

out. this video was shared from backstage by chris rock. vice president biden donated $20 to the cause. last year, they raised $600. last night, any guesses? >> $65,000. >> people had cash and just handed it over? >> yeah. >> write out a check? >> probably wrote a check. paid in bit coinr something. >> might have a supply problem. >> another thing and you know this kills me but you were right. the stars seemed to say thanks but no thanks to the new feature at the oscars. during speeches, there was the scroll at the bottom. they were supposed to have thank yous for names there so the speeches would be more heaeafelt and wouldn't be a laundry list of people that nobody knows but the stars. a lot of winners blew it off and rolled out the same list of names. i guess the roll did not work. >> would you have given the names in advance to them? >> they did. >> not going to work.

>> you have too -- itould seem ungracious. >> did you see your name go by? thanked you. >> terrible. >> i thought it had a chance. you called it. >> you said i was right. >> mark the day. it's a leap day, it's special. >> let's get to pop start. carson has more on the oscars and moments you didn't see on tv. >> instagram sharing the most liked moments from oscbr night. in third place, chrissy teigen and john legend on the carpet. the always-popular couple getting more than 312,000 likes. runner up, kevin hart. with his fiance. 368,000 likes. instagram's most liked oscar photo, lady gaga and boyfriend on the night of her emotional performance. the black and white photo shared 431,000 times. and the reunion that fans of "titanic" have been w wting for. leeonardo and kate winslet on dry

they arrived together and posed for the photo on the red carpet. not missing a beat after 20 years. someone cared a photo of the pair. when leo won his oscar, looked like nobody was happier for him than kate. >> cute. carson, thank you very much. let's go to al out in los angeles for a check of the weather. >> thanks so much. hey, want to look at our pick city for the day. it's raleigh, durham, north carolina. our brand-new station, wral. we are happy to be joining the wral family. you've got sunny skies today, 68 degrees. showers and storms tomorrow. 69. wednesday, early morning showers and a temperature of 56 degrees. rest of the country, we are looking at a decent day. here in the east, showers moving in later in the day. plenty of sunshine through the southeast. slight risk of afternoon thunderstorms later this afternoon afternoon.

another beautiful day in l.a., high of 80 our little stretch of spring-like warmth was nice while it lasted but sadly the warmth has moved off towards the east coast and now we're heading back towards a more wintry pattern. a cold front moved thorough earlier on this morning giving us a little line of showers along with gusty winds. temperatures have been much colder than what they were yesterday with highs in the low to mid 40s for most towns. we will drop below freezing tonight with the winds beginning to subside some. monday looks to be on the mild side due to a warm front moving in, and high pressure to the south. this warm front is actually associated with an area of moisture that looks to bring siouxland its next snowfall. this low pressure will move through monday night, maybe starting out as a little mix before >> that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. the oscars red carpet was white hot. we'll break down the fashion choices in a moment. first, some of the evening's most memorable and risky looks. >> reporter: one after the other, pose after pose, the hollywood glitter lit up the red carpet.

and shined. and then there werehose who took the plunge. there were softer looks with feminine touches. and then there was off the shoulder heat. jewel toneddolors made a statement this year.

classic style. then there were those who took some fashion risks. and growing baby bumps all made for a red carpet to remember. >> style expert june is here in studio 1a with me. snd fashion correspondent for e news out in l.a. good morning to you. looking very well rested, considering we know she was out all night. >> cat nap. >> june, i'll start with you. who wawa your favorite last night? >> cate blanchett. >> me, too. >> stunning. lady gaga also wowed me. naomi watts. i loved the metallics and the jewel tones.

tones going into the spring season. >> cate blanchett, that is an oscar dress. i don't know where else you wear that. >> i'm wearing blue. >> chic. it was my favorite. >> you loved cate, too. who else was at the top of your list? >> the bracelet, incredible. rooney mara was one of my top. she looked beautiful. she really brought a high fashion moment, but it was in a way that was kind of gothic but ry bridal, with the amazing hair. it was inspired by the "star wars," with the three buns and the severe lip. fantastic look. >> she hit the trend, which i have to agree with you. she did the cut-out, the sleek look. and she wore white. wedding bell wrss were ringing. >> looked high fashion. how do we feel about olivia wilde? i loved this dress. >> i mean, for me, it was stunning.

i loved it from the back. i didn't love the pleats as much, didn't shoot 360 but she can pull this off. i loved it better from the back, i have to be honest. >> when i saw the dress, i was like, i wish i could wear a dress like that. did you like it? >> wool. >> really? >> i love this dress. couture.e. i love how she took the vintage choker, swapped it from the runway look, which was like a gold harness, wore this vintage neil lain. it was hot last night. it was wool and she managed not to break a sweat. >> i thought it was a light material. what did you think of olivia munn? >> the simplicity and the gran grandeur of this was perfect. >> i loved it, too.

i was begging for color. please, where is the color? this beautifulul tangerine color arrived arrived. >> there are no losers on the red carpet, well not this show. if there was somebody you thought, it wasn't my favorite look, does somebody come to mind? >> amy poehler's dress was great. she has a banging body i really w wh i would have seen more of it. she could have really gonon a little me oscar worthy. >> i like that dress though. it's so pretty. what about you, june? who missed the mark, as far as you're concerned? >> is it -- what's her name? >> which one? >> in the long armani to the floor. >> charlotte? >> yes. >> not your favorite. >> here it is. >> theress was stunning. >> she's gorgeous. >> stunning in person but you can't see all the beautiful detail in the photo. it made it look casual and kind

i wanted to see a little more glamorous. she's a mature woman but no o excuse noto be sexy. >> what do you think are the big trends we saw? june mentioned the jewel tones. are there others you felt like, well, we saw a lot of that? i saw a lot of boob, to be honest. >> i think the embellishments. this year, vikanderr had the mostt beautifufu dress on. it had crystals all over it, thousands, apparently. one of my favorites is christy tisy teigen. styling the bump. the runway last week, georgina made her a special dress to fit the gorgeous figure she'sow got. also, emily blunt in prada. this is a very shmple silhouette, but taking the jewels, i mean, just next level. >> gorgeous. so many good looks. always fun to rehash with you guys. thank you so much. if you want more on the oscars,

news tonight at 7:00 eastern. we'll keep the conversation going on our more "today" live stream on facebook. going on right now. carson is shooting it behind the scenes. also ahead, insider reveals what it takes to dress the stars for a big night like this. first on a monday morning, your

charlize was also beautiful.after police say he stole a semi from a lawton, iowa farm and drove it all the way to kansas. the trouble started friday when 26-year-old ivie popplewell got into a scuffle with police in worthington, minnesota and fled. authorities say he had stolen a pizzzzranch deliveryryan in sheldon, iowa earlier that morning. later, police police say he took off in a semi he took from casey willer's farm near lawton. authorities caught up with popplewell nearly 300 miles away in ottawa, kansas. willer is still waiting to get his truck back. here's meterologist ben dorenbach with the forecast.

tonight with the highest of those amounts north of sioux ciy. besides a few lingering fluruies, tomorrow will be dry and much cooler with highs not

go big or go home it's 8:30 now. it is monday morning, 29th of february, 2016. it is leap day. tamron -- >>o me a favor, telle if

>> don't worry. >> he's live streaming. hello, carson. how are you this morning? >> nice to see you. dueling media today. live >> live streaming on facebook? >> we are live on facebook. go to our facebook page. in honor of leap day, a little extra content happening because of leap day. >> i like that. that's a cute device. ever go to the store and buy a couple things or looking to buy a couple things, you come back and you have a car filled with things? could be the sign above bigger problems. jenna bus hager will take us into the world of a compulsive shopper. >> can anyone identify with that here? >> i don't know. love desserts but hate preparing them? all this week, we are learning the basics of baking. we'll have you feeling like a pro in no time.

crew. >> it matches you perfectly. >> that's not the first time you've worked a boa. >> al is out in los angeles from the oscars. he has a check of the weather. good morning. >> that was close. i'll tell ya. i was a little concerned there. as we look at today, we have a weak frontal system passing showers today. the southeast. risk of some strong storms later in the afternoon. snow in the northern plains. sunny from texas to the southwest. from tomorrow, we're looking at more sunshine in the southwest, but wetter weather into the pacific northwest with snow in the inner mountain region. windy and snowy in the upper great lakes. expanded risk area stretching from louisiana all the way into west virginia. some of those are super tuesday states. we're going to be looking at that carefully. a few scattered showers down in

spring-like warmth was nice while it lasted but sadly the warmth has med off towards the east coast and now we're heading back towards a more wintry pattern. a cold front moved thorough earlier on this morning giving us a little line of showers along with gusty winds. temperatures have been much colder than what they were yesterday with highs in the low to mid 40s for most towns. we will drop below freezing tonight with the winds beginning too subside some. monday looks to be on the mild side due to a warm front moving in, and high pressure to the south. this warm front is actually associated with an area of moisture that looks to bring siouxland its next snowfall. this low pressure will move through monday night, maybe starting out as a little mix before changin >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. we are launching a new series. we're calling it compelling compulsion compulsion. >> what happens when an indulgence turns into an obsession or your hobby takes over your life? jenna bush hager is here to start us off. >> we can all indujlge in impulse buys every now and then.. but results can be heartbtbaking.

word shop aholoaholoic, the image that comes to mind is the woman that was made famous in "confessions of a shopaholoic." >> belt, vintage. bag, gucci. >> reporter: in reality, while most compulsive shoppers arere women, the obsession is no laughing matter. >> this is what my closet looks like. >> which is organized. >> reporter: debbie is a self-described recovering shopaholoic, whose impulse to buy had taken over her life. it started as an insecure teen trying t t fit and it continued to adulthood. >> i had three closets this size of clothes and my husband had almost no place for his clothes. i had clothes under the bed, clothes in a storage unit. it was out of control. >> reporter: so out of control, debbie began lying to her husband about her over the top shopping sprees. >> i would think, you knowowhow amam going to get this into o e

in the midst of all this compulsion, you often become somebody that you're not. somebody that i'm not is somebody that lies and hides things. >> what was the breaking point? >> i noticed that i had a problem. i knew that my closets were too full. i was spending too much ney. >> reporter: but there is a ychological explanation f why debbie and others like her need shopping for a quick fix. >> i was unhappy i'd shopped. i was stressed, i would shop. anxious, wouldn't feel well, all these things. there was always an occasion. the shopping doesn't get rid of the problems. you escape from it for a perioio of time. >> reporter: for shopaholoics, stopping cold turkey doesn't always work. >> they may be more vulnerable at loss and there may be lapses but they have to be vigilant the rest of their lives. >> reporter: dr. april says they need to separate comlsion and

before making a purchase. why am i here? how do i feel? do i need this? what if i wait? how will i pay for it? where will i put it? debbie used to spend four hours a day thinking about shopping. she estimates it cost her about $100,000. you few years ago, she decided to confront her behavior, and on her blog. >> this sort of tracking of what it. it was part of what helped me to see it was a problem. seeing the waste of it all. it does give me a lot of fulfillment, knowing that my journey and sharing my jououey people. >> how much are you shopping now? >> i still probably, you know, shop every month. used to. i'm a lot more targeted. >> so would you say you're happier now? i was. i still have a ways to go with that.

because there is more honesty in it. i'm a little more present now because i'm not so engrossed in the shopping. >> debbie says while she's not fully recovered, she's shopping far less. she started a blog called recovery shopaholoic, which keeps her accountable. she lists everything she buys so her readers can say, you're getting better. it's a hard line. we've talked about this a little bit during the piece. everybody likes to shop. a lot of people like to shop. >> but the internet has made it so easy to sit on your couch and go, boom, boom, i'll take that. >> she said she wasn't enjoying time with her family, with her friends, because all she wanted to do was shop. >> wow. it happens. it's like this mindless looking at the internet, scrolling through it. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. tomorrow, we'll continue this and look at hoarding and its impact on not only the hoarder but also the family, the friends and the community. coming up next, "vanity

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first, this is "today" on nbc. we're back at 8:39. we have more of our special oscars coverage with al and natalie out on the west coast. guys? >> all right, matt. thank you. we've been seeing all morning stars sparkling from last night. what does it take them to get ready for the red carpet? >> we enlisted the help of "vanity fair's" man on the street, derrick blassburg. he went behind the scenes to see how it all comes together. >> this year is the most clients i had attend the oscars. >> there is a general idea that as a stylist, there is chaos leading up to the moment when these women go down the red carpet. >> i think we tried to eliminate that. the last thing i want them to worry about is their dress. the days before a little

than the day of. >> what are they doing during hair and makeup? drinking champagne, calling their friends, screaming at you on the phone? >> there's no screaming that happens, but they are relaxed. it does feel like a celebration. woman, what they wore, why they wore it and what it was like to put those looks together. >> reese worth oscar de la renta. i had a hoping with the designer for oscar de la renta. peter had suggested making the skirt in this neutral color. when reese tried it on, we decided it would elongate here and to keep it the lavender with the black accents. >> this was a dress we saw on kendall jenner on the runway, but it was modified. wearing the dress has already been seen. >> we wanted to modify it so it felt special for julianne and felt one of a kind. >> right.

last year was also chanel, right? >> yes. >> that was spectacular. how many hours did it take to get there? >> i can't remember exactly but it was a lot. >> charlize's dress, wore this beautiful red dior down. we went through a lot of different examples of red and ended up choosing this really vibrant lipstick color. >> what happens to you the moment they walk out the door? do you faint? drink what's left in the hotel room? >> yes, i drink all of their champagne and pass out in their bed. no, you're a little anxious, kind of setting there, waiting for them to arrive. you're watching it on tv when they were just with you in >> yes. >> it is a little surreal. >> do you ever try to push them out of the comfort zone and do you think it's important to see them in a new light? >> definitely.

fresh and new. ultimately, they also have to feel comfortable. when they feel good, they look that much more beautiful. >> that's a good life lesson, feel good, look good. >> yeah. >> i think they definitely scored 100 right there all across the board. charlize and reese, they're always stunning. >> a lot of the actresses changed between the oscar and the after-party. >> of course. because it has to be a whole new look. >> wow. you have two, three outfits you have to do. >> al? >> yes. >> carson and i have been sitting here to tamron and savannah discuss what women do with their boobs when they're wearing revealing dresses. >> matt, you should know. >> me? >> i'm learning things about tape i never knew. >> i was curious and tamron had a lot answers. >> you have a lot of tape.

>> the backwards dresses, you know. >> there's no strapless bra that fits right. >> they moved into hydraulics there. >> whoa. >> go to the hardware store. >> for real. thanks, guys. up next, baking basics to have you cooking like a pro. we'll start with cookies this

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8:46. back with today food. this goes back to the basics when it comes to baking. our first lesson, cookies. here to teach you how to decorate like a pro, owners of southern sugar bakery in raleigh, north carolina. ladies, good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you worked in a school together, right? >> we did. >> how did this happen? >> we were school counselors and

it turned into something bigger than we thought it would. >> we're going to make lemon -- >> vanilla rollout cookies. >> i will be eating the cookies. >> awesome. >> all the time while you are making them. who starts on the baking side? >> that'll be me. >> see you in a second. let's look at the ingredients. simple. >> we have eggs, butter, flour, sugar, lemon, vanilla and lemon extract. >> put it in a mixing bowl. >> we'll cream together the butter and sugar, and then start the mixer somewhere. there we go. >> perfect. >> then we're going to add the eggs first. >> great. >> matt, want to add anything? >> i'm really good watching you do it. i'm about to eat the "today" show cookie here. >> we'll add in the lemon zest. lemon extract and vanilla extract. >> we have tasters downstairs. easiest job of the last year. >> loving.

to launch into so we're eating them all. >> look at your hair. >> oh, my gosh. >> then our flour. >> don't make a mess. >> this is what we want to end up with in terms of consistency. >> the consistency will be like this. you want it to be like play-doh. >> knead the dough, sprinkle flour on the surface so it doesn't stick. magically, it'll roll itself out. matt, this is new york, you know this, and i know north carolina, press it into the dough. it will come out. mine came out with me. well, i do this a lot. it's okay. >> hold on. there we go. >> then take it -- perfect. place it on a sheet of lined wax paper. >> how long does it bake? >> 350, 8 to 10 minutes. >> let's move on to the icing.

meringue powder and vanilla. what we have is the powdered sugar. i'll turn it on low. add the water. we're going to add the meringue powder. this stabilizes the icing and allows it to dry. then we have the clear vanilla extract. >> why not colored vanilla extract? >> personal preference. >> we want it bright and white. we'll add the food coloring later and want it to be true to color. you'll whip it up for a minute. five minutes to get it nice and stiff. here. >> great. >> you've added the coloring in some of this. >> we have. >> how easy or difficult is it to actually ice the cookies? >> easy. >> you can do it. you'll be great. >> you'll rock this. >> this is flooding icing, what icing. it'll be the consistency of shampoo or honey. what you have is piping icing. it's a consistency of toothpaste. >> perfect. >> you start.

some people outline the cookie. color. i'd start at a corner. bottle. >> bring it straight across. >> then you outline the shape. >> shake it on down. >> there you go. you're doing so good. consistency icing. i'll start piping. north carolina is my home state. >> perfect. what it looks like. they're fantastic. tamron and savannah love them. ladies, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> again, our warm welcomes to some people down south, savannah. >> you look like abe pagoda. >> that's a compliment. you know i love abe. >> she's biting your head off now. >> you're delicious. >> by the way, more baking to do on our more "today" live stream on facebook. up next, natalie and al hit

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let's send it to al and natalie in los angeles. >> we had the access to the hottest spots in town. like the "vanity fair." party. >> it was an unforgettable night. >> first time at the elton john oscar viewing party. >> let's do it. >> i can't wait. >> hi, "today" show. good morning. >> i was bar mitzvahed in this. >> i have a drink here, please. >> come on. >> sorry, al. >> >> come on. >> i am not coming to this. >> this is it?

>> 24 years now you raised over $50 million. >> it's fantastic, what people have given us over the years at these events. we're fighting the fight. >> this is an important event but also a night for fun and, sir elton, you're performing tonight. >> i am performing tonight. oh, oh, benny and the jets >> off to the "vanity fair" party. >> you look stunning. >> thank you. >> i'm going to drink. >> all right. >> it'll be fun. >> uh-huh. tequila. >> oh, it's al. >> i thought you were saying it's -- oh, what? >> there's al roker. can't walk by him. >> felt good? >> you never know. you know what i mean?

then you'll read tomorrow, oh, i didn't know i was horrible. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> bilingual blow off. >> what's your list? >> finding burgers. >> in n out burgers on the way out. >> i'll be doing an irish good night. i walk right in and right back out. >> i think our work here is done. >> drop the mic moment, al. and we're going to go party. >> that's it. >> sorry. no interviews. >> good times. >> we'll have more in the next hour, as well.

y night. things look dry after that with temperatures returning to the >> there was a lot of song and dance in sioux city this weekend. the 16th annual bishop heelan crusader show choir classic brought in more than one-thousand students from 29 schools on saturday. the competition included high school and middle school show choirs from iowa and nebraska. these young performers put in a lot of work to make it all come together on stage. "we have a theme to each song, and every song is different and we have different emotions, different dance moves, different groves to the song so that we can show people what we are trying to talk to them about," said georgia androy, show choir performer. ktiv's brad paustch and ron demers were the m-cs for the event which took place in the heelan high gym and the new fine arts center. here's meterologist ben

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this morning on "today's take," an oscar night roundup. the big winners, the big shockers and, of course, all the fashions. plus, we take you inside the after parties where the stars let loose. and three words. caramel apple pie. all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today"today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today". it's monday morning, leap day,

boy, we're excited about leap day here in new york city. nice crowd outside. willie along with tamron, who is back after a long time away. glad to have you back in the chair. >> feel like i only saw you on tv for two weeks. >> busy chasing the republican and democratic candidates all over the country. the minute you get here, al and natalie go to los angeles. >> and they get a glamour gig. >> go hollywood on us. >> i like that. >> literally. >> because it's leap day, does that mean we actually get a whole day back of sleep? >> no. >> that'd be nice. >> not like a time zone. >> i was hoping for 29 hours of sleep or something. >> it is the weird extra day we get every four years. "new york times" reports 200,000 people celebrating their first real birthday. something to do with the 28th, i think, on the off years. some do march 1st. let's be honest, you're living in a black hole, a parallel

>> it's so cool. we had one -- a sister and brother four year aces apart, both leap year babies. what are the odds? it's all sci-fi. >> getting weird. pizza hut, free one-topping personal pan pizza. hard rocca fayekcak cafe offering a free entree, even if it's not your birthday. >> really? >> i think so. >> you can't tell me there is a free list of getting food and think i can carry on with the rest of the show? >> anyone know where i can get a fake id? i can get meals all across america. let's talk about the oscars. big winners. as expected, leonardo dicaprio and brie larson for best actor

"spotlight," but i thought "the revenant" was going to win. chris rock's opening monologue, of course, addressing the controversy and everything that's been stirring around the oscars in terms of no nominees being people of color. let's see how he started the show. >> i'm here at the academy awards. otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. you realize if they nominated hosts, i wouldn't even get this job. y'all be watching inging neil patrick harris right now. is hollywood racist? you're damn right, hollywood is racist. you've grown accustom to it. hollywood is sorority racist. we like you, rhonda, but you're not a kappa. we want opportunity.

the same opportunities -- [ applause ] >> >> we didn't put the rihanna joke in there, which was my favorite of the night. >> it was a good one. >> not good for morning tv. what'd you think of how chris rock did, tamron? >> i was flying back in from a shoot so i missed it. nothing is worse than a big event happening on tv and you were able to follow on twitter but you can't see it. the reaction was incredible. obviously, instantaneously. what'd you guys think? >> it was interesting because in the room, it seemed like it was going over fairly well. then we were talking to people on the red carpet and they were kind of mixed. i think as the evening went on -- >> people warmed up to it. i think it was like ricky gervais. a little like, we needed that, maybe it was a little bit hard. like some of the jokes. he made a joke about lynching. some people were like -- >> it was tough. >> but at the same time, after the fact, everybody was like, you know, it was like a cleansing in a way.

he came out and did what he needed to do. he looked so relieved on the white carpet, at the after party. >> the "vanity fair" party, we didn't think he'd stop. >> he was like, al roker. i need to go to al. >> it's what he said. >> what pressure were you feeling in the moment? >> the pressure to be funny. you know what i mean? >> yeah. >> regardless of the whatever, still got to be funny. >> you got a chance to breathe now. feel relief? >> yeah. hanging out with my mother, you know. >> hello, mrs. rock. nice to meet you. >> good to see you. >> world-famous. >> will you blow off some steam? >> have a good one. >> all right. >> al getting in with the ladies. >> jennifer lawrence ran right to al. >> loved al, yeah. >> she loved al. >> she's been very nice to us.

was stunned at was sylvester stallone not winning supporting actor. >> though "bridge of spies" and mark rylance deserved an award. >> not taking away anything from him. >> a career of amazing performances. >> the sentiment was there for stallone. >> there were surprises. willie, as you said, i was so happy that "spotlight" won because, you know, it dealt with such an important issue. the sex abuse in the catholic church. such a great moment in journalism. we were all happy to see that. but i think a lot of people were surprised. you all had picked "revenant." willie and i picked "spotlight." it's my way of saying we picked right, willie. >> there you go. i'll tell you what else, none of the big acting awards but there was a 45 minute stretch where "mad max's" name was called a lot.

it's a piece of art. one other shoutout, adam mckay who won for "the big short." teams up with will ferrell. steps into the more serious stuff and wins an oscar last night. great story for adam. >> very cool. we also talked about the fashions a little bit. we gave our list of the things we liked. outfits we liked. >> yeah. >> here's my list. >> what do you got? >> margot robbie. wonderful thing. christy tity tity -- chrissy teigen. the baby inside was like, yes, mama. bring it, mama. cate blanchett, my mother called me about this when i landed. armani armani, doesn't just better than that. naomi watts is the only person

off this dress. tailored to perfection. so beautiful. those were my favorites. willie, i knew you'd pick -- i saw this dress when i landed and dress. >> alicia vikander, congratulations to her, won for best supporting actress. she was wearing louie vuitton, according to tamron. i know she looked good in it. she stopped and talked to you and me at the golden globes for ten minutes. not only beautiful but smart and charming. still wide eyed about being in hollywood and excited to be at the award shows. >> kind of went official with the relationship with michael fassbender. the kiss on camera. we knew they were together, but they showed the world their love. natalie, who was on your list? >> i was going to say alicia, people comparing her to belle from "beauty and the beast" in the gorgeous yellow dress. >> she looked better than belle. >> when she had that oscar in

ronan. love the color. and brie larson who won the oscar last night and won so many hearts in this award season, she is adorable. that blue was stunning on her. she really stood out in this beautiful sort of ruffles. al had another one that i loved. >> you know, there were two olivias. >> they both were hot. >> very hot. olivia munn was in stella mccartny. >> munn. >> it was gorgeous. one of the brightest colors on the carpet and looked fantastic. >> i love the off the shoulder. then olivia wilde had the risque -- >> yeah, and jason sudeikis said

it was origami. >> there was careful folds around these areas. >> yes, there were. you can tell we haven't slept. >> we like it this way. >> more fun this way. so al, you mentioned sylvester. i was heartbroken. i was shocked. nevertheless nevertheless, you got a selfie with him? >> that's right. he was being interviewed. we interview him a moment earlier, and i thought, i didn't take a selfie. i did that. then we interviewed elton john and his husband. that was fun. >> that's actually -- sir elton doesn't own a cell phone he recollects told us, so he doesn't do selfies. we're like, well, we have to get >> that's right. >> at the after party at "vanity fair," ryan seacrest was hanging out and we took a picture with him, as well. >> on the other side of the

rock and leo chatting, which was cool. >> did you hear anything? what were they talking about? >> i think they were high-fiving each other. >> they were at a distance from them. >> we were doing what everybody else does. take out their camera and pretending to take a picture of themselves but really taking a picture of leo and chris rock. >> i love that elton john doesn't have a phone. gangster move. i don't need a phone. you know where to find me. >> he gets people around him with a phone so why does he need one? >> he actually has a telegraph. >> carrier pigeons, actually. >> i like that. let's take a look and show you what we have as far as our weather is concerned. my golly, weather may affect super tuesday. severe weather today from wichita falls to wichita. tulsa, oklahoma city in the risk of severe weather. strong wind gusts through tonight.

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always feel, but also odd. there weren't very many stars accepting awards. >> it was interesting. given that the oscars were longer than -- >> crazy. >> some of the sketches that chris did, tackling the lack of diversity. here's onewhoopi goldberg and jennifer lawrence together. >> maybe they'll make a movie about a skinny white lady, but the black girl has to cure cancer before they get a tv movie. >> oh, my god. >> i'm not mad. i know how to play the game. >> hello? >> i'm the danish girl. these danishes is good, girl. nailed it. >> i love that. i thought it was so great.

i think it was smart because it was the idea of inserting himself into the movies. chris rock, who was probably one of the oscar hosts we've had in the last ten years, up there with ellen degeneres, was smart to have whoopi join him, oi ahalong with tracy morgan. >> let's talk about the girl scouts, who scored big last night. >> they did. >> take a look. >> i want you to buy my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. are you going to deny them some cookies? all right, tina fey! get that money, girl. make that money. tina fey. charlize theron, yes! you get him. leo, you made $30 million. come on!

all starving so like yes, give me five boxes. >> we're not allowed to eat you are actually starving. i thought it was a fun bit. we kind of saw it two years ago when ellen did it a little better with the pizza. >> the stacey dash thing, what was up with that? night. people weren't laughing. i think it was too much of an inside joke. they were making fun of the fact that stacey dash had gone on fox news to say -- are we watching this? little bit of it. >> we've gone on to -- they were making fun of the fact that stacey dash went on fox news saying we don't need black history month. most viewers didn't know that so it wasn't funny. >> most people in the audience didn't know it. >> a lot of people didn't know who she was. >> actress and commentator but hasn't been acting a while. >> why did she do it? >> good question. >> leonardo dicaprio, you know, finally. >> acceptance speech, too. we'll have a look at that.

amazing award tonight. let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take tonight for granted. thank you so very much. [ applause ] >> so many nominations and finally getting his due. >> fifth nomination in acting. i think people were very excited about this. it was also a big moment because the other acting nominees -- or winners, mark rylance, brie larson and alicia vikander are smaller actors and have been in smaller performances. this was a big movie star, finally taking the oscar stage. i think people wanted leo to win. it was the most tweeted moment of the night in the history of the oscars. more than 400,000 tweets a minute for leonardo dicaprio. >> wins there, too. >> sylvester stallone, were you shocked at that? >> i think the academy dropped the ball with their snubs. stallone, 40 years after being nominated for playing rocky in

this would be a huge comeback for him. would have been a beautiful speech. what were they thinking? >> when else does he have a chance to get an award now? hopefully there will be another role for him but -- >> this was his moment. i think a lot of viewers were looking forward to honoring sylvester stallone and excited about that. it was right in the middle of the ceremony. >> i was angry about it. lady gaga, you saw the song. >> that performance was unbelievable. >> biden introducing the song. the sex assault survivals svivors coming on stage and paying tribute to lady gaga. how does that lose to the "james bond" anthem, which wasn't a really good song, to be honest with you? >> yeah, it's unbelievable moment there. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. coming up, the celebrities like you've never seen them before, letting loose on the red carpet and at the after parties.

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commander post 64. mayor bob scott spoke at the open house. he says he hopes more active military members will also utilize the legion po. ben's here with weather.

head moreli problems for a cruise ship that was battered by a major atlantic storm earlier this month. royal caribbeans anthem of the seas is headed back to new jersey due to yet another squall and norovirus outbreak. the premature end comes just weeks after "anthem of the seas" med headlines for another stormy incident. the ship was damaged a day after it set sail on february 6 when it encountered 30-foot waves and hurricane-force winds. if you feel packed in like a sardine every time you get on a plane, help may be on the way.

wants to require the faa to institute minimum seat size rules for airlines. he says leg room on planes used to be 35 inches but it has now shrunk to an average of 31. schumer says seats are getting narrower, too. the faa says the agency looks forward to reviewing the proposal. big changes coming to disney theme parks when it comes to ticket prices, the company is launching seasonal prices for one-day tickets. visitors will now pay more on peak days between $119 and $124. disney has grappled with how to manage crowds at times during holidays and spring break. it had to stop selling tickets because too many people were in the parks. new data reveals breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic procedure of 2015. liposuction was second followed by nose reshaping, eyelid surgery and summy tucks. the fastest-growing type of

and for the first time in over 15 years, facelifts slipped out of the top five performed surgeries. shared his thoughts on topics of the presidential campaign to the iphone incident with the fbi. buffett said if there was a targeted terrorist threat he believes apple would help the fbi unlock cell phone information. buffett says he is amazed by what's happened to the republican party in this year's presidential campaign and he said democrat bernie sanders suzuki has a tendency to "demonize institutions." it's been three weekends and counting, "deadpool" once again number one at the box office. the ryan reynolds flick brought in about $31.5 million. "gods of egypt" was second with $14 million and kung fu panda 3

here's roker. we start off with wet weather in the early part of the week in new england, snowy through the plains, sunshine through the great lakes. as we move into the midpart of the week we are going to be looking at wet weather exiting the east coast but it was still hanging out just a bit. sunshine through the gulf coast, the latter part of the week, wet weather in the northwest. in the plains, sunshine returns to the northeast but mid-atlantic states looking at wet icy mix. look how warm it is for the early part of the week. the colder air banked up the in the plains. midweek period we see below normal temperatures move into the east. latter part of the week it stays chilly here in the east but, boy, everybody out here in the west looking goodour little stretch of spring-like warmth was nice while it lasted but sadly the warmth has moved off towards the east coast and now we're heading back towards a more wintry pattern. a cold front moved thorough earlier on this morning giving us a little line of showers along with gusty winds. temperatures have been much

yesterday with highs in the low to mid 40s for most towns. we will drop below freezing tonight with the winds beginning to subside some. monday looks to be on the mild side due to a warm front moving in, and high pressure to the south. this warm front is actually associated with an area of moisture that looks to bring siouxland its next snowfall. this low pressure will move through monday night, maybe starting out as a little mix before changinover to snow. this one looks to >> and that's your latest weather. >> well, we've been here hanging out having a blast minding with entertainment's a-list. >> we got up close and personal with your favorite stars. here's our spot, this is it, this is all we get. this is the red carpet, this is where the stars will walk and if they don't want to be bothered by people like me, they've got this. it's basically an express lane.

avoid avoiding annoying people. >> this is a burberry midnight blue satin. please don't touch it. >> i'm sorry but -- >> hey! >> in presenting, is there something you'll pull out that's -- >> i beg your pardon! >> i don't mean in that sense. >> >> at my age it's not worth pulling out anymore. >> i've never done this for the oscars anymore. my people! my people! >> who are you looking forward to >> i think i've met everybody. >> you've met everybody. this is old hat for you? >> it means hosting, comedians doing with what we do best, addressing the elephant in the room. . laugh. that was great. >> less than 20 minutes to go to the start of the broadcast. it's going to be really hard getting stars to comom from the

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party plan? >> find hamburgers. >> it's like done now. the awards season, the whole thing, just take a breath. >> my career -- >> no, not your career! i mean the awards. >> i got al roker. i can't walk by him. >> oh, my gosh. >> i see him, like, socially but, yeah i had a good time. >> felt good? >> you never know. like you feel like it went grade and then you read tomorrow like, oh, i didn't know i was orable. >> i think our work here is done. al. we're going to go party. >> that's it. >> all night long. >> but i love doing it, it's so much fun. we have a good time. sacha baron cohen snuck in an ali g costume in his wife's

the awards ceremony. >> you asked him if he was going to break anything out and there he did. he pulled a rabbit out of his hat, too, right? >> we just like you shouting at the celebrities. >> i love that. >> lady gaga! >> he got blown off so much last night we were going for a new record. >> al, i didn't know. he snuck in the ali g costume? that's interesting. >> the little things you find out year here on "today." >> always something where that sasha barrenon cohen. i love that man. ben mckenzie is here from new york revealing secrets of the big winter premier. after this. blood clot. what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital but i wondered if this was the right treatment for me. then my doctor told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots

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>> i'm embarrassed to have read that. sorry, ben. now he's dealing with a different drama as detective jim gordon on "gotham." when he returns from the short time away, there is a new bad guy. always a bad guy around the door in town. >> something is pressing me on the case. >> what is it? >> last night, some psycho froze a cop to death. >> froze her? >> yeah. told you it was weird. come on. they're waiting for us. >> frozen? >> all right. the first half of the season is rise of the villains. >> yeah. villains. >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> lots of bad things. mr. freeze is on the scene, as you see. we timed this so perfectly to air right at the end of february, when it was going to be freezing cold in new york. now it's 60 degrees outside. >> how do you get around that?

>> that's right. his technology doesn't work yet, trying to perfect it. people get frozen and then they melt. >> working out the kinks. >> we have villains galore. mr. freeze, hugo strange who is experimenting on people underneath. bad guys come in and worse people come out. including mrs. pinkett smith, who will be back at the end of the season. >> which is great. >> yeah. it's fun. >> why do you call her mrs. pinkett smith? >> i don't want to get hit. >> respect. >> chris rock did enough of that. >> so many of us grew up on the batman show and we had an image in our minds of commissioner gordon. >> definitely not me. >> now you're the young detective gordon. >> right. >> how much of batman's history

>> i actually sat down with jeff johns who runs d.c. comics, just asking for help. what do i need to read? what do i need to know? he really freed me up and said, we've never seen commissioner gordon as a detective. we've never seen this part of his life. what you really need to understand is he's a warrior. he's a policeman. he's a lawman. but you should feel free to interpret this on your own. that's what i've done. i mean, he's a great character because the world that he lives in is lawless, completely amoral, really. but we're watching him descend into an unprincipled state, where he realizes he has to do whatever it takes to get things done and to get the bad guys. it's a great journey. >> it's a great show. we've talked about the fandom. we're plans and we love you. congratulations on the baby news. >> thanks. thank you.

>> really? >> pretty much, yeah. >> do you have an alert button or something? what happens? does the bat thing come in the sky? the baby is here? >> i thought you meant a google alert. he'd learn about the baby. >> never know these days. >> it's like a pink bottle or blue bottle that lets us know. how does it feel? >> great. little terrifying but exciting. every day i leave the house and go to work and i just say, no baby today. no baby today. wait for the weekend. let's get to the weekend. >> plan it on the weekend? >> that's the plan so i can actually, you know, be there for 24 to 48 hours. >> she might do that for you, the little girl. might look out for your shooting schedule. >> can try. >> appreciate it. >> congratulations. "gotham" returns tonight on fox. up next, think baking a pie is intimidating? yes, i do. wait until we see what we're being told is an easy recipe. caramel apple pie.

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the author of "let's eat cake" is here. >> she'll show us one of her favorite pies and perfect dough that will become your go-to recipe for any pie. good to see you. >> good morning. >> this is life changing. you know how many times i wanted to go to a party and say, i made this pie? >> you can do it. >> you'll show us. >> you are going to do it. >> i believe you. >> cold, cold, cold butter. you don't want it to melt because you want to be able to see the butter once you're done. >> all right. >> i do it in a -- i am going to do it -- >> it's all right. >> we can pretend. i pulse my dry ingredients together, which are flour, salt, sugar. >> what's the difference in pulsing and letting it go? >> at this point, not much, really. >> guoyou get the cloud of flour and you're like, oh. cold, cold, cold butter. >> from the freezer cold?

the reason is, people have real trouble with pie crust because it gets tough. >> okay. >> this is what you end up with. >> people look at it and go, it doesn't look like dough yet. if it holds together when you pinch it, it's good. here's the trick, you can just pull it together here. it's holding together fine. too much water makes it tough. >> how do you know if you put too much water in? >> then add a little more flour. you want to see the pieces of butter. you want to roll it out, the bottom crust, into an 11-inch round. divide the dough in two. perfect for a double-trusted pie. >> which is my favorite. >> can i freeze it if i don't use it? >> thaw it before you roll it or it'll be too hard. i blind bake the bottom crust so it's not soggy. i don't like soggy bottoms.

>> take a like size pyrex and turn the pie over so make it upside down. people have the pie that shrinks. upside down, gravity will make sure the dough doesn't sink and it'll be ferperfect. i cook the apples before i put them in the pie crust. the reason, it creates a caramel. also, you don't get the gap between the crust and the apples. it's perfect. >> all right. >> also caramely, which i like. >> we have 15 seconds left. the recipe is on today.com/food. the top? >> instead of doing -- i just put them on top of the pie. pretend this is a pie.

this is "today" on nbc. look how beautiful that pie is. how'd you do the top, real quick? >> i cut out little hearts. since the bottom is baked you

i do beautiful hearts. an akron, iowa man accused of killing his mother is expected to enter a plea this afternoon. jonathan neunaber has already pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber.

competent to stand trial. in july of 2014 the bodies of esther neunaber and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes, but that jonathan neunaber killed his mother. he's expected to agree to a plea deal with prosecutors at a hearing this afternoon at 1:30 in plymouth county district court. ben's here now with the forecast.

this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we should have tommy on camera. hello, everybody. beginning avenue week. fundaymond. february 29th. happy leap day. >> leap day it's big for people who have a birthday today. they haven't been able to